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Business owners listen up. I’m going to make a point I believe PASSIONATELY in. I’m going to share with you the one decision I made early on in business that ensured my success. Read More

There’s one question I’m asking all my clients at the moment: what’s the culture you are inviting people to join?

What would be your answer if I asked you the same question? Have you given it some serious thought? You should do – because your culture is CRITICAL to the successful growth of you Read More

At first, Sam told me, he was reluctant to let go of things, not believing anyone could do a job as well as he could (sound familiar?). But he began to ask himself a question, which enabled him to get his ego out of the way. It’s a question I now share with my mentoring clients and once asked, y Read More

Life is a game of two halves and you need different strategies for each half. How well are you planning your business to ensure a winning game? Read More

Recently I interviewed Shane Bradley – former owner of GrabOne. Shane’s top tip for small business owners was this: “if you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough”. He told me about his first business, which went under due to bad debts. It was humiliating and humbling he said. Read More

Of course the emphasis here has to go on the word ‘healthy’.

It is good to worry a bit, to foresee potential problems and take action to avoid them. It is not good to worry excessively. I learnt this the hard way in the early days of my first business (a friend used to refer to my ‘purple peo Read More

A business buyer will pay a premium for a business they feel sure will run without its owner. Unless you are planning to sell a concept or a leveraged business model (business models for exit are covered in the Liber8me programme), you are going to need people in your business to help you grow. I Read More

I love great business models. Here’s a simple one, yet technically so right on many different levels.

It’s Nespresso, maker of coffee machines. My mum in UK has one and I fell in love with the taste of the coffee and the simplicity of the making of said coffee every morning when staying with Read More

Change is inevitable, I’m sure you are aware of it yourself… how fast things are changing these days. Just look at social media, just when you think you’ve got the hang of Facebook and Twitter, someone comes up with Pinterest and you’ve got to start learning all over again!

This is just an exam Read More

After one hour with him I had committed to spending the next two years and over $20,000 with him, travelling from Wellington to Auckland to do so. When all I had wanted was advice on one dodgy tooth.
How did this happen?
Quite simply, Dr Loy told me the truth. And was the first dentist in my ne Read More